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Russian strikes cut power to about 850,000 people in two Ukrainian regions

More than 600,000 lost electricity in Dnipropetrovsk and 250,000 in Kharkiv. Hospitals went to generators. Moscow says the strikes on energy will continue.

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More than 600,000 people in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region lost electricity after an overnight Russian attack on an energy facility.[1] Another 250,000 in the Kharkiv region lost power after an attack on an infrastructure facility there.[2] Together that is about 850,000 people without power from one night's strikes. Dnipropetrovsk The attacks damaged critical energy facilities in the region.[3] Hospitals and critical infrastructure switched to generator power.[4] It was the second hit in two days. More than 60,000 consumers in the city of Dnipro had lost power the evening before, on 7 November.[5] The repairs Engineers are working to repair the damaged facility.[6] Repeated attacks are complicating the work, according to the energy company DTEK.[7] Kharkiv No casualties were reported from the attack in the Kharkiv region.[8] What Moscow says Russia's Defence Ministry said it will continue strikes on Ukraine's fuel and energy infrastructure.[9] The timing Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of intensifying its attacks ahead of talks in Abu Dhabi brokered by the United States.[10]
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  1. More than 600000 people in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region lost electricity after a Russian overnight attack on an energy facility. · aljazeera.comQatar
  2. 250000 people in Ukraine's Kharkiv region lost power after a Russian attack on an infrastructure facility. · aljazeera.comQatar
  3. Russian overnight attacks damaged critical energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. · pravda.com.uaUkraine
  4. Hospitals and critical infrastructure switched to generator power. · pravda.com.uaUkraine
  5. Over 60000 Dnipro consumers lost power on 7 November evening after Russian attacks. · pravda.com.uaUkraine
  6. Engineers are working to repair the damaged energy facility in Dnipropetrovsk. · aljazeera.comQatar
  7. Repeated attacks are complicating repair work according to DTEK. · aljazeera.comQatar
  8. No casualties were reported from the Kharkiv region attack. · aljazeera.comQatar
  9. Russia's Defence Ministry stated it will continue strikes on Ukrainian fuel and energy infrastructure. · aljazeera.comQatar
  10. Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of intensifying attacks ahead of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi. · aljazeera.comQatar
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